Maple Street Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Black River
Black River has 19 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Black River, 0.7 per square mile of land. 3% of Black River’s land is conserved, about 30 acres.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
30 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Black River?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Black River have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Black River is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Black River’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land12 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home90% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
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Water is 6% of Black River’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to B+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
30 conserved acres
3% of Black River’s land. Water is left out: Black River has 1.8 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Black River’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city17 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government15 ac
State parks7 ac
Local Park · 32 acState Recreation Area · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
| Black River Village of Land Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Unknown |
| Black River Trail State Recreation Area | State parks | 7 | Open |
| Watertown City of Land Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Black River
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Black River
Canoe Launch
DirectionsCanoe Launch
DirectionsPicnic areas in Black River
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.2 miUnpaved · 1.2 mi
Kamargo Trail1.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Baseball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Black River: May to September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 30 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.8 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Black River →
Next door
Black River and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Black River
How much of Black River is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Black River’s trails?
Maple Street Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Black River?
10,416 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Black River or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Black River have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Black River neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →